“River Knight release She Came Round – An exciting, genre blending song, filled with catchy hooks and melodies, telling the tale of one evening between friends, lifting the veil of sadness and shining eternal positivity, combined with a lot of fun.” Now doesn’t that sound like just what a lot of us need after 2021? …
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Full disclosure, I’ve done some work with Decent News, know them to be generally good guys, and have followed and supported them and their label, Machine Man Records, for a few years now. That said, any inherent bias aside, you will no doubt agree that their new EP Televisual available for free on Bandcamp, is…
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Currently, there are more heavy metal recordings being made than in any other time in history. According to perennially utilitarian website Encyclopedia Metallum: The Metal Archives, an online database of aural fury no serious headbanger can live without, over 7,000 full-length albums of new studio material were released in this rather chaotic year of 2021…
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In August, Hayley Dailey had told me how she and Josh were planning to close out October with a show/CD Release party with their bandmates for their most recent record, The Hayley and Josh Album. The 11 tracks had been released during Covid and did not get near the amount of traction they deserved. Having…
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The first time I saw Phil Owen, he was opening for Ministry as a member of Revolting Cocks at Sunset Station in San Antonio, TX in 2006. The man who penned some of RevCo’s most engaging and enduring songs alongside the likes of Al Jourgensen, Paul Barker, and Chris Connelly gave a performance that was…
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Caleb Straus, the mastermind behind the band you may have heard of Emzy Enzy is a man of many hats. He has done some solo projects, and is currently working on a feature film Overnight. The film tells the story of doomed star-crossed lovers who go down dark paths and ultimately collide at The Overnight…
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Crash Army, a local rock band, seems to be fresh to the Pittsburgh music scene. When I say fresh I mean I couldn’t find the individual names of these folks anywhere. Bandmates Corey Barr, Mike Dixson, and Josh Christner have been busy booking shows and are currently working on a second album and finding a…
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Happy Halloween everyone! In the spirit of Halloween, let’s take a band called VHS who are releasing an album based on vampires called I Heard They Suck…Blood. I love everything vampires, and I am most excited due to the fact there are songs on this album based on vampire movies such as The Lost Boys…
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One of the coolest things about local music is getting the chance to hear unique, original music before the artist is known; it’s like a little secret that you get your hands on first. This incredible little secret comes in the form of A Clockwork Destiny, the haunting beautiful, modern-metal, two-track single by Sarah Halter…
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The enigmatic experimental rock band I’m An Alien is back with their sophomore album So What’s Next. They answer that question within the space of the album which has a total of ten tracks. It opens with the spacey intro track called “Vissionary” before leading right to the next couple bangers “So What Do You…
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